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#C5F736

#c5f736 ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c5f736 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 96.86% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.14% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 75.54°, with 92.34% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7866

Complementary

  1. #c5f736
  2. #6836f7

Split complementary

  1. #c5f736
  2. #3665f7
  3. #c836f7

Analogous

  1. #f7c836
  2. #c5f736
  3. #65f736

Triadic

  1. #c5f736
  2. #36c5f7
  3. #f736c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5f736
  2. #36f768
  3. #6836f7
  4. #f736c5

Square

  1. #c5f736
  2. #36f7c8
  3. #6836f7
  4. #f73665

Monochromatic

  1. #6b8e06
  2. #a2d809
  3. #c5f736
  4. #dafa80
  5. #effdc9

Shades

#c5f736 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5f736
  2. #b1de31
  3. #9ec62b
  4. #8aad26
  5. #769420
  6. #637c1b
  7. #4f6316
  8. #3b4a10
  9. #27310b
  10. #141905
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5f736 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5f736
  2. #cbf84a
  3. #d1f95e
  4. #d6f972
  5. #dcfa86
  6. #e2fb9b
  7. #e8fcaf
  8. #eefdc3
  9. #f3fdd7
  10. #f9feeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5f736 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5f736
  2. #beeb3d
  3. #b7df45
  4. #b0d34c
  5. #a9c754
  6. #a3bc5b
  7. #9cb062
  8. #95a46a
  9. #8e9871
  10. #878c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9edb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe54a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfebd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eeee19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaec43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbf0ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5f736 {
  color: #c5f736;
}
Background
.bg-c5f736 {
  background-color: #c5f736;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5f736 {
  border: 2px solid #c5f736;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5f736;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 247 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 92% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5f736 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5f736, #65f736);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5f736 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 247 54 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.75 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.23 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.30 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.05 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.67 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.53 #3a08c9 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c5f736  rgb(197, 247, 54)  hsl(76, 92%, 59%)  Electric Lime
#6836f7  rgb(104, 54, 247)  hsl(256, 92%, 59%)  Electric Indigo
#36c5f7  rgb(54, 197, 247)  hsl(196, 92%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f736c5  rgb(247, 54, 197)  hsl(316, 92%, 59%)  Shocking Pink